9 V.S.A. § 4456a: Residential rental application

(a) A landlord or a landlord’s agent shall not charge an application fee to any individual in order to apply to enter into a rental agreement for a residential dwelling unit. This subsection shall not be construed to prohibit a person from charging a fee to a person in order to apply to rent commercial or nonresidential property.

(b)(1) In order to conduct a background or credit check, a landlord shall accept any of the following:

(A) an original or a copy of any unexpired form of government-issued identification;

(B) an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number; or

(C) a Social Security number.

(2) A landlord or a landlord’s agent shall not require a Social Security number for the completion of a residential rental application or refuse to accept an application due to the lack of a Social Security number.